Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
5
2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
8
8
8
9
13
25
41
42
72
68
80
103
140
155
173
177
177
157
138
117
101
84
355
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
35
E
30
E
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30AM1.90m
5:03PM1.79m
5:21AM1.90m
5:54PM1.84m
6:07AM1.90m
6:39PM1.90m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.35m
11:10PM0.41m
11:42AM0.30m
00:01AM0.40m
12:26PM0.26m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
17
17
17
17
17
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
15
13
14
13
14
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
11
8
11
11
11
26
17
51
68
80
103
140
155
173
177
177
157
138
117
101
11
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.3
N
11
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
12
11
8
11
8
2
5
2
23
15
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
17
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
17
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.3
N
11
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
8
2
2
6
8
5
10
10
22
10
4
4
4
21
21
21
21
8
8
7
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
ENE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
1.4
ENE
5
2
E
7
Energy kJ
1
9
13
25
41
42
72
2
4
10
84
355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
3
Distance (km)
82
82
57
127
127
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
12
0
3
3
3
59
10
82
109
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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